New reports suggest Denmark’s military intelligence aided the NSA in surveillance operations targeting senior European officials.
Recent media reports have revealed that Denmark’s military intelligence agency helped the United States spy on top European officials, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel. The US National Security Agency (NSA) allegedly used Denmark’s Defence Intelligence Service (FE) to intercept communications of key figures in countries such as Germany, Sweden, Norway, and France.
The claims are based on a classified internal report detailing the surveillance collaboration between Denmark and the NSA from 2012 to 2014. The report was first broadcast by Danish public service station Danmarks Radio, citing sources familiar with the investigation.
This disclosure has raised significant concerns within the European Union, with calls for explanations from Danish officials about the scope and purpose of the intelligence sharing. These revelations echo earlier reports from 2013 when former NSA contractor Edward Snowden exposed the agency’s wiretapping of Merkel’s phone.
